Price told The Ledger Independent the teen and his father, Ricky Hamilton, were dropped off around 4:30 p.m. at a wooded area and separated with plans to meet up later at a designated area.

Price says the boy never arrived to meet his father at a field and Kentucky State Police were called. The elder Hamilton said he heard a gunshot while he was hunting, but nothing after.

Price says in addition to ground searches which were aided by four-wheelers and those on horseback, aerial searches were also conducted. Price says more search and rescue dogs were brought in Monday to assist.

"He's in camouflage. Unless you're pretty close to him, you're not going to find this young man. So, we're just going to keep checking the sink holes and the quarries again and hope to find him," Price told WKYT-TV in Lexington.

Nearly 400 students, staff and community members attended a vigil at Fleming County High School on Sunday night to pray for the missing sophomore.

Counselors were at the high school Monday morning to help students dealing with the disappearance of their classmate.

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